February 6, 1997
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
Fatality · HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Herndon Processing Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
THE VICTIM RECEIVED FATAL CRUSHING INJURIES WHILE WORKING UNDER THE BOOM OF A BANTAM 350 CRANE. THE VICTIM AND CRANE OPERATOR WERE IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE BOOM FROM THE MACHINE. THE VIC TIM APPARENTLY POSITIONED HIMSELF UNDER THE BOOMAND KNOCKED OUT THE 2 BOTTOM PINS CAUSING BOOM TO FALL.